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| Tube employed convicted terrorist | Tube employed convicted terrorist |
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| Mayor Ken Livingstone has defended the employment of the son of jailed Islamic cleric Abu Hamza on London Underground. | Mayor Ken Livingstone has defended the employment of the son of jailed Islamic cleric Abu Hamza on London Underground. |
| Mohammed Kamel Mostafa, 25, was jailed for three years in Yemen in 1999 for plotting a bombing campaign in Yemen. | Mohammed Kamel Mostafa, 25, was jailed for three years in Yemen in 1999 for plotting a bombing campaign in Yemen. |
| But Mr Livingstone said: "Has he broken any law here in Britain? [No, so] we are happy to have him working for us." | But Mr Livingstone said: "Has he broken any law here in Britain? [No, so] we are happy to have him working for us." |
| However, one Labour MP said his terror conviction should have barred Mostafa from a job and a union boss has called for a review of vetting procedures. | However, one Labour MP said his terror conviction should have barred Mostafa from a job and a union boss has called for a review of vetting procedures. |
| Mostafa was convicted of plotting to sabotage economic and tourist sites in Yemen in August 1999, when he was 17-years-old. | |
| Mostafa has recently been working for Tube Lines, a maintenance contractor for London Underground. | Mostafa has recently been working for Tube Lines, a maintenance contractor for London Underground. |
| The key point here is that terrorism is an international crime Labour MP Andrew Dismore | The key point here is that terrorism is an international crime Labour MP Andrew Dismore |
| The firm confirmed Mostafa had been employed by one of its contractors as a labourer on the network and he had met the relevant employment requirements. | The firm confirmed Mostafa had been employed by one of its contractors as a labourer on the network and he had met the relevant employment requirements. |
| However, it is understood Mostafa's previous convictions were not brought to light during his recruitment. He has since been dismissed. | However, it is understood Mostafa's previous convictions were not brought to light during his recruitment. He has since been dismissed. |
| The Tube's vetting procedures, are supposed to have been intensified since the 7 July bombings, but Bob Crow, head of the RMT, has called for a review of the Underground's current recruitment procedures. | The Tube's vetting procedures, are supposed to have been intensified since the 7 July bombings, but Bob Crow, head of the RMT, has called for a review of the Underground's current recruitment procedures. |
| Labour MP Andrew Dismore said applicants with terrorism-related convictions anywhere in the world should not be eligible for employment on the Underground. | Labour MP Andrew Dismore said applicants with terrorism-related convictions anywhere in the world should not be eligible for employment on the Underground. |
| "The key point here is that terrorism is an international crime," he said. | "The key point here is that terrorism is an international crime," he said. |
| "Bearing in mind what happened on 7/7, he should not have been working on the Underground." | "Bearing in mind what happened on 7/7, he should not have been working on the Underground." |
| Mostafa's father, Abu Hamza, was jailed for seven years in February for incitement to murder and inciting racial hatred. | Mostafa's father, Abu Hamza, was jailed for seven years in February for incitement to murder and inciting racial hatred. |